Canty averaged 16.3 points and 5.5 assists as a freshman with the Thundering Herd last season. He has three years of eligibility remaining after sitting out this upcoming season.

Auburn returns point guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen and backup Malcolm Canada next season, though Canada completes his eligibility after next season. The Tigers also have a commitment from New Mexico's K.C. Ross-Miller, who will be eligible to play immediately and has just one year of eligibility remaining.

As of last week Pearl was not expecting any attrition, but if all of the new commitments and both signees (Sam Logwood and Jack Purchase, who has arrived on campus) are cleared, Auburn will be over the limit on scholarships.

"Yeah it's a possibility," he said during the SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Florida. "I don't anticipate it, but it's a possibility."